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Lay

speaker

Meaning

Verb

●
To place down in a
of
, or in a
.
●
To cause to
or abate.
●
To
(a
, project etc.); to
,
(a law, principle).
●
To
certain
,
one
another.
●
To
and
an egg.
●
To
(that something is or is not the case).
●
To
(a
) as a
; to
; to risk.
●
To
with.
●
In Nautical:
To take a
;
or go.
●
In Law:
To state; to allege.
●
In Military:
To point; to aim.
●
To
the
of (a
, a
, etc.) in their
and
or
them.
●
In Printing:
To place and
(pages) for a form upon the
stone.
●
In Printing:
To place (new type)
in the cases.
●
To
; to put.
●
To
(a
,
,
,
, etc.).
●
To
; to
; to allege.
●
To present or offer.
●
To
: to
in a
on a surface.
●
of
(etymology 1)
●
In Judaism:
To
or
(tefillin (phylacteries)).

Noun

●
Arrangement or relationship; layout.
●
A
of the
in a business.
●
The
a
is twisted.
●
A
partner.
●
An
of
intercourse.
●
A place or
where someone
a significant
of their time.
●
The
of eggs.
●
A layer.
●
A
or ground.
●
A lake.
●
A
or
; a
or
, usually
to be
.
●
A
,
in
that often
of
and romance.
●
A
; a lea.
●
A law.
●
An
; a vow.

Adj

●
Not
to the
, but associated with them.
●
Non-professional; not being a
of an
institution.
●
In Card games:
Not trumps.
●
Not
or
; ignorant.

Name

●
A
in
France.
●
A surname.
Sourced from
Wiktionary

Origin

lay
English
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laie
Middle English (1100-1500)
lay
Middle English (1100-1500)
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lai
Old French (842-ca. 1400)
layen
Middle English (1100-1500)
Sourced from
Etym

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